I have a c♛onfession to make. I’ve never been a big fan of motorcycle stunts for one simple rওeason: I am terrified of a crash. I can’t even pop a wheelie for a few seconds, let alone putting up an elaborate performance in front of a crowd.
So imagine my surprise ꧂when TVS decided to get into the Asia Book of Records by organising a non-stop stunt show for 6 hours straight. Yes, you read that right. A total of five teams performed eyebrow-raising acrobatics on moving Apache RTR 200 4Vs in 🌞front of 25,000 people yesterday in Pune!
While all this was happening, I was on the sidelines observing all the action and simultaneously melting in Pune’s humidity. I can only imagine what the ri✅ders were going through at this point, in full leather jackets, jumping around their bikes, pulling off crazy stunts on their motorcycles💦 which surely must’ve required incredible amounts of physical ability, bike control and stamina.
Now, I have to a꧙dmit my knowledge of what each of the stunts are called is almost non-existent. But different moves like Jesus Christ pose, pillion thrill ride, 360-degree stoppie, synchronized flower burnout, suicide burnout, and a mega bike burnout were some of the highlights.
But as luck would have it, it started pouring heavily with just less than 2 hours to go on the clock. That’s when I decided to pack my bags and head home. There’s no way the record will be broken today, or so I thought. So, imagine my su🐈rprise when the folks at TVS decided to continue and finish the♕ challenge, amidst heavy rainfall.
With the clock reading 8 o’ clock, the record was finally broken. What’s even crazier is, it was TVS themselves who had set the previous record of 5 hours in Chennai back in 2017. Now, after all this, am🔯 I less terrified of motorcycle stunts? No. Have I gained newfound respect towards those who do it? Heck yes.
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